Wall-papering machine



A. WANIELISTA AND M. OSTROWIECKI.

WALL PAPERING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 28. I919.

1 ,327,127, Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

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A. WANIELISTA AND M. OSTROWIECKI.

WALL PAPERING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 28, I919 1,327,127, Patented Jan. 5,1920.

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ANTON WANIELIS'IEA. AND.MARGIN OSTROWIEGKI, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WAI1L-PAPER1EN Gr MACI-IIN E.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 6, 11920.

Application filed March 2851919. Serial No. 285,920.

To all to ham it'may concern:

:Be it 'lrnownlthat we, ANTON l/VANIELISTA and .MAncIN Osrnoivrnonrcitizens of P0- land, residingat Ghicago, in :the conntyof Cook and'State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTalL-Papering Machines, of which the followingis; a specification.

The primary objecto'f the invention is to provide a machine serviceable"in hanging wall paper andbeing designed for pasting and cutting stripsof 'Wall paper in suitable lengths for applying !to :the 'WiLll, .itbeing possible to operate the paste-applyingand the cutting mechanism ata distance from the machine.

A further object of the invention is topro- 'vide a-machine throughWlllCllWELll paper is readily passed, the paper ibeing cut intosuitablestrips vfor hanging Wliill the edges thereof trimmed oh" ifdesired and With a coating of paste applied a to :the wall-contact ingfaceorside of the-paper.

A still further object of the invention is the provisionof a machineadapted-for pass ing Wall paper therethrough for simultaneously trimmingthe longitudinal edges thereof and supplying paste to one side of thepaper, the paper being automatically severed .lIlzStIl'PS ofsuitable:length when desired, provision being 'made for regulating theiamount ofpasteappliedtoithe paper, all

parts of the machine "being easilyaccessible when desired.

With these general objects [in View the invention will now be 'fullydescribed in connection with the accompanying drawings in which likereferencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the severalviews.

Our 'Wall papering machine comprises opposite sides 10 :and 11 havingcurved for- 'Wflld and rear ends and connected together inparallel'relations by spacing rods 12 adacent-the opposite ends of themachine. A

'p'aste applying roller 13 is "journ'aled substantiallycentrally betweenthe sides 10 and llxadaptedffor turning in 1a paste-containingreceptacle 14.

The receptacle 1% is providedwitha trans- 'verse rod 15 at its rear endhaving curved BXlZGllSlOIlS 16 slidably projecting "throughhorizontalslots 17 in the side Walls 10 and .11. :InWardly projectingclips l8carried'by ftherintermediate cut-awayportions190i? the sideslOand 11 are :positioned beneath the receptacle 14 :for supportingthesame and permitting longitudinal adjustment. An adjusting nut "20 uponthreaded *portions '21 of the extensions 16 is positionedbettveen a.pair of legs 22 at the opposite sides-of-the 11126111116 through whichsaid extensions :freely extendand Wherebythe receptacle 14:

is :nioved longitudinally relatively "of the roller 13 byturning thenuts 20.

The rearedge or rim'23 of the receptacle 1'l=COIlSi;1i3UieS ascraper adjustablerelatively of the roller 13 forremoving any surplus paste as wellas regulating the amount of paste carried by the :roller out ofithereceptacle 14. Wall paper'24c is mounted upon a roller "25 zjournaled ininclined slots26 in the sides 10 and 11 adjacent the rear end of themachine and above a transverse plate 27 secured between the said sides.

toplojf themachine as Well as by lidler rollers .28 211101 29.

The panel 10 is connected by hinges 30 with the side 10 so that thepanels :10 and 11' With the :rod 12' and the .rollers28 and 29may beswung'backtotheir open position when desired away "from the .roller 13as illustrated by dottedlinesin Fig. l of the drawings. Pinions '31 upon"the axles of the rollers-28 and 29 outwardly 'ofthe panel illareadaptedto mesh with aagear'32up'on the adjacent end of the roller :13Whenthepanels '10, 11 are normally positioned upon the sides 10 and 11withthe rollers 28 and 29 slightly spaced from the opposite sides of theroller 13. A latch 33 normally maintains the panels closed 'When'themachine is positioned for operation. It Will-be under stood that thepaper24 is passed from the roller25 over the roller 13 when :the panels10 and 11 are open and upon being closed,

the rollers 28 and 29 engage the upper ornamental side of the paper 24while the lower plain side thereof is engaged by the roller 13. Pasteherein illustrated at 34 is provided in the receptacle 14 and it will beunderstood that by pulling upon the forward end of the paper 24 that theplain side thereof will receive a coating of the paste 34 by the actionof the roller 13. I

A shaft 35 is journaled between the sides 10 and 11 forwardly and abovethe level of the receptacle 14 having two arms 36 adjustably mountedthereon and adapted to be secured at desirable distances apart by meansof set screws 37 carried by said arms engaging the shaft 35. Apaper-cutting wheel 38 is j ournaled in each of the arms 36 adapted forbearing upon the roller 28 directly be neath the axis thereof above thereceptacle 14. Helical springs 39 having their inner ends secured to theshaft 35 encircling the opposite end portions of the shaft are anchoredas at 40 to the adjacent sides of the machine. The springs 39resiliently maintain the cutters 38 engaging the paper 24 as it passesbeneath the forward roller 28, thereby trimming either or both of thelongitudinal edges of the paper 24, the cutting operation being readilyadjusted by shifting the arms 36 upon the shaft 35 as well as adjustingthe tension of the springs 39 by turn ing the shaft 35 in the arms 36and then securing the screws 37 The machine simulta neously trims thepaper 14 and applies paste thereto while being pulled longitudinallythrough the machine.

A stub axle 41 is provided outwardly of each of the sides 10 and 11slightly forwardly of the plane of the roller 28 having a groovedbed-plate 42 mounted thereonby means of posts 43 with said bed-platepositioned above the sides of the machine. serrated knife 44 is carriedbetween arms 45 j ournaled upon the stub axles 41 between the post 43and adjacent the sides of the ma chine, the knife 44 being adapted tomove upwardly for reception within the bed 42.

for severing the paper 24 transversely at the upper forward part of themachine. 7 Arcuate-strips 46 substantially concentric with the axles 41connect the posts 43 and arms 45 together, the springs 46 being normallytensioned when the knife 44 is inits I lowered position out of contactwith the bed 42 as herein illustrated in the drawings. A swinging latch47 carried by one of the posts 43 has a pin 48 adapted to seat within aa notch 49 ofthe adj acent arm 45 for retaining the arms 45 and knife 44in theiropen 60.

set positions.

A pull cord of'the latch 47 and it will be seen that the workman mountedupon a ladder may carry fthe free end of the paper upwardly of the wallto be covered and when the proper 50 is attached to the free end" lengthof paper has been drawn through the machine and covered with paste bythe roller 13, a pull upon the cord 50 releases the latch 47, permittingthe springs 46 to operate the knife 44 severing the paper 24.

Upon releasing the latch 33, the panels 10, 11 may be turned back andthe paper 24 with its holder 25 readily removed from the machine and anew supply inserted therein if desired. After severin one length of thepaper 24, the free end thereof will fall upon the shaft 35 and may bereadily grasped for pulling an additional length or strip of paperthrough the machine, the upper side of the paper 24 being unaffected bythe paste 34, the paper may be drawn rearwardly over the upper rod 12'for positioning upon a table with the paste side up if so desired. Themachine may be employed for repeated operations rendering thepreparation of wall paper for hanging less laborious and more quicklyaccom plished.

'What we claim as new is 1. A machine comprising sides, a pasteapplyingroller journaled therebetween, a receptacle beneath the rollerlongitudinally adjustable relatively of the roller, a scraper on one endof the receptacle adjacent the roller, idler rollers movably journaledat opposite sides of the paste roller and means carried by said sidesadapted for holding wall-paper for passing through the machine tacleslidably mounted between said sides with said roller positioned therein,a scraper on one end of the receptacle adjacent said roller, adjustingmeans for the, receptacle outwardly of said sides, panels in said sidesconnected together adapted for swinging movement laterally of themachine, spaced idler rollers journaled between said panels positionedat "opposite sides of the paste roller when" the panels are in theirnormal closed positions and mounting means for .wall paper rearwardly ofsaid rollers adapted for supplying paper longitudinally through themachineabove said paste roller and beneath said idler rollers.

' .4. machine comprising sides, a paste roller ournaled therebetween, apaste. receptacle slidably mounted between said sides with. said rollerpositioned therein, a scraper 011 one end of the receptacle adjacentsaid roller, adjusting means for the receptacle outwardly of said sides,panels in said sides connected together adapted for swinging movementlaterally of the machine, spaced idler rollers journaled between saidpanels positioned at opposite sides of the paste roller when the panelsare in their normal closed positions, mounting means for wall paperrearwardly of said rollers adapted for supplying paper longitudinallythrough the. machine above said pasteroller and beneath said idlerrollers, spaced controlling wheels for the paper adjustably resilientlyengaging beneath the forward one of said idler rollers and transversecutting means at the forward end of the machine adapted for severingwall paper subsequent to the trimming and paste-applying operation.

5. A papering machine comprising sides, paste-applying means betweensaid sides adapted for coating wall paper passing longitudinally throughthe machine between said sides, trimming wheels for the paper during itsmovement through the machine and transverse spring actuated severingmeans for the paper adaptedfor automatic operation when released andreleasing means for the knife adapted for actuation at a distance fromthe machine adjacent the forward end of the paper being operated upon.

6. A papering machine comprising sides, paste-applying means betweensaid sides ineluding guide rollers, means rearwardly of said rollersadapted for supplying wall paper for passage longitudinally through themachine in engagement with said rollers, adjustably tensioned andadjustably spaced trimming means for the paper normally engaging one ofsaid rollers, severing means for the wall paper at the forward end ofthe machine, an operating spring for said severing means, a latchadapted for holding said severing means in set position and a cordattached to said latch adapted for releasing the latch whereby thesevering means automatically engages the pasted and trimmed paper afterleaving the forward end of the machine.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

ANTON WANIELISTA. MARGIN OSTROWIEOKI.

